【推荐1】Most of us lose life’s tough battles by starting an unexpected attack-when a touch of humor might well enable us to win. Consider the case of a young friend of mine, who was​________ in a traffic jam on his way to work shortly after receiving a warning about being late for the job. ________ there was a good reason for Sam’s being late-serious illness at home-he ________ that this by-now-familiar excuse wouldn’t________any longer. His boss was probably already pacing ________ preparing a speech to fire him.

Yes, the boss was. Sam entered the office at 9:35. The place was as quiet as a locker room; everyone was hard at work. Sam’s boss came up to him angrily. Suddenly, Sam________ and stretched out his hand. “How do you do!” he said. “I’m Sam Maynard. I’m applying for a ________, which, I understand, became________ just 35 minutes ago. Does the ________bird get the worm?”

The room exploded in laughter. The boss ________ a smile and walked back to his office. Sam Maynard had ________ his job-with the only tool that could win-a laugh. ________ is a most effective, yet frequently neglected, means of handling the difficult situations in our lives. It can be used for making up differences, apologizing, criticizing and getting the other fellow to do what you want ________his losing face. For some jobs, it’s the only tool that can succeed. It is a way to discuss subjects so________that serious dialogue may start a quarrel. ________, comedians(喜剧演员) on television are doing more today for racial and religious problems than people in any other field.

1.

A．dug

B．trapped

C．erupted

D．aimed

2.

A．If

B．Because

C．Unless

D．Although

3.

A．decided

B．said

C．talked

D．urged

4.

A．work

B．use

C．matter

D．make

5.

A．here and there

B．in and out

C．up and down

D．now and then

6.

A．cried

B．shouted

C．stared

D．smiled

7.

A．prize

B．patent

C．punishment

D．job

8.

A．available

B．fragrant

C．possible

D．reasonable

9.

A．lazy

B．late

C．diligent

D．early

10.

A．faked

B．hid

C．forced

D．pretended

11.

A．protected

B．saved

C．held

D．took

12.

A．Understanding

B．Apology

C．Humor

D．Communication

13.

A．without

B．for

C．to

D．with

14.

A．constant

B．easy

C．sensitive

D．heated

15.

A．After all

B．For example

C．At length

D．Even so

【推荐2】Jake and Max Klein are twin brothers, whose family have always done community services. They all have a____for volunteering. At a young age, they chose to give up family’s gifts at their birthday parties, but asked them to____money to a charity. When they were seven, Jake and Max were interested in____with a family friend at the local homeless shelter to help cook.__, he turned them down____they were too young and they had to be fourteen to cook. This led them on an endless task to____a way to help other kids who were also facing a____challenging:wanting to help but____because of their age.

So, Kids That Do Good was____to show ways to kids or adults, at any age, they could join the community and make a____. The small____has grown into a large website that brings thousands of____visitors each year. Jake and Max say that their website brings 35,000 unique viewers, of those viewers, Kids That Do Good has____kids to 16,000 organizations.

Jake and Max are____with school and after-class activities and other community service promises. Kids That Do Good also has blog posts that advise kids on____their own charitable event.

1.

A．passion

B．right

C．duty

D．custom

2.

A．sell

B．donate

C．manage

D．leave

3.

A．travelling

B．cooking

C．volunteering

D．recycling

4.

A．Gratefully

B．Happily

C．Honestly

D．Unfortunately

5.

A．until

B．because

C．before

D．unless

6.

A．come across

B．sort out

C．come up with

D．put away

7.

A．public

B．direct

C．sharp

D．similar

8.

A．denied

B．blamed

C．joked

D．praised

9.

A．advised

B．allowed

C．created

D．named

10.

A．judgment

B．decision

C．comment

D．difference

11.

A．plan

B．project

C．effort

D．experiment

12.

A．pleased

B．satisfied

C．interested

D．amazed

13.

A．exposed

B．connected

C．contributed

D．attracted

14.

A．busy

B．patient

C．familiar

D．content

15.

A．remembering

B．describing

C．celebrating

D．building

【推荐3】A certain good woman one day said something that hurt her best friend of many years. She regretted it immediately and would have done anything to have taken the words back. So she went to an older, wiser woman in the village and ____ advice.
Listening to her, the older woman ____the younger woman’s distress and knew she must help her. She also knew she could ____ease her pain, but she could teach.
Then, she said. “There are ____things you need to do. The first is extremely difficult. Tonight, Take your best ____pillows and open a small hole in each one. Then,____ the sun rises, you must put a single feather on the doorstep of each house in town. When you are through,____ to me. If you’ve done the first thing ____, I’ll tell you the second.”
The young woman hurried home to prepare for her chore,____ the pillows were very ____to her and very expensive.
All night long, she went from doorstep to doorstep. Her fingers were____ The wind was so sharp that it caused her eyes to water, but she ran on through the____streets,____ that there was something she could do to put things ____the way they once were. Finally she placed the last feather on the steps of the last house. Just as the sun rose, she returned to the older woman.
She was exhausted but____,thinking that her efforts would be rewarded.
“Now,” said the wise woman, “Go back and ____your pillows. Then everything will be as it was before.”
The young woman was stunned, “You know that’s impossible! The wind ____each feather as fast as I placed them on the doorsteps! You didn’t say I had to get them back! If this is the second ____, then things will never be the same.”
“That’s true,” said the older woman. “Never forget. Each of your words is like a feather in the wind. Once ____, no amount of effort,____ how heartfelt or sincere, can ever return them to your mouth. Choose your words well and guard them most of all in the presence of those you love.”1.

A．asked about

B．asked for

C．asked to

D．ask around

2.

A．witnessed

B．touched

C．guessed

D．sensed

3.

A．ever

B．almost

C．never

D．seldom

4.

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．four

5.

A．feather

B．leather

C．woolen

D．cotton

6.

A．when

B．after

C．as

D．before

7.

A．come back

B．go back

C．put back

D．draw back

8.

A．promptly

B．absolutely

C．completely

D．unfortunately

9.

A．so as to

B．even though

C．now that

D．in spite of

10.

A．hard

B．rare

C．nice

D．dear

11.

A．freezing

B．freezingly

C．froze

D．frozen

12.

A．brightened

B．widened

C．darkened

D．broadened

13.

A．amazing

B．lucky

C．thankful

D．surprising

14.

A．on

B．up

C．off

D．back

15.

A．tired

B．relieved

C．grateful

D．nervous

16.

A．refill

B．get

C．purchase

D．seek

17.

A．blew up

B．blew on

C．blew away

D．blew over

18.

A．requirement

B．situation

C．consequence

D．circumstance

19.

A．speak

B．spoken

C．speaking

D．being spoken

20.

A．however

B．whatever

C．although

D．regardless